Draft-rigging for railway-cars.



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DRAFT RIGGING FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

APPLICATION HLED MAY 6. 1910.

1,142,358., Patented June 8, 1915.

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/PFLICATION FILED MAY 6, l910.

Patented June 8, 1915 INVENTOR ms ATTORNEYS.

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l. F'. OCONNOR.' DRAFT RlGGlNG FOR RAILWAY CARS.

`APPLICATION man MAY 6, 1910,

Patented J une 8, 1915.

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In the modification shown' in Figs. 17 and' -f `v18, "therexnovablef connection between the.` 30 draw-bar and draw?barconne'ctionv members 4, 'instead offcompnsigthe interengaging,

. .placement f of the draw-ban,

without removin' the and the follower oriclisliionng'devices,

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follower These movable dogs yor filler blocks are each preferablyhinged'or pivot? `ally connectedfbfy a bolt"18- to the rear foldogs or fller'blocks 17 j areA 5 each preferably furnished with a shortarin Alower 9. The

19. connected to its companion by a remov ablebolt 20, having a threaded'nut 21 which holds these clogs or filler blocks in their normal position to fill up the space intervening between the rear shoulder 5 of the 'connection member 4 andthe rear follower ing devices and other parts, as this may be "done by simply'removing the bolt 20 and then vswinging or together, thus vpermittingthe draw-bar bers'fi, to be moved forward drawbarfand its shoulders 154 to .clear the frnts'top shoulders 11 of .the sto castings so that it maybe lthen slipped, ownward and disengaged from -the connection4 memshoulders 16 on the'draw-bar and 5 on the members 4, consistsofa yrcfemovable ykey 16thl f .ezitendingthrough slots formed in the drawj bar 3 and oonnectionmembers ,4, the side 'sills 1 also having sl'otsfl for insertion and rel'n'oval,` of the horizontally disposed key 1 6.

-Infthis modification shown/in Figs. 17 and 18,- Ithe removable 'dogs `or lleivblocks 17 io v'are omitted, and it'anecl'essary to remove f the tie-'plate .or ycarrier 'and then first slip,A

:down the followers 'andlsprings .iii .order that the draw-,barl and connection members 4 maybe slipped forward sufficiently vto cause the key 16 to register with the'removal slot 1i -in the center sill;

In the modification vshlowrrin Eigs., and4 ployed, thus enabling the' 'rem'tval aaaa, escapar-1g that tandem-springs are employdf''ivnstead of -twin springs, 'the con-.gx .-.nectionanembers 4 having middle ,abutment In theinodiiicati'on shown 'in 22', the

the'dogs orblocks 17 inward l 6* and shoes 6 ilistea of twin or tandem` springs:

.Inf the construction shown in Figs. l to 20 in which twin springs are employed as the cushioning` mechanism, a spring spacer 22 is preferably interposed between the upper and lower springs. The tie-plate or carrier .23"is preferably removably secured to -the lower'flanges of the center sills 1 by short bplts 24.

'.'Icla1m:-

1. Ina draft rigging, the combinationA with center sills, stop members secured thereto furnished with central, longitudinal chan nels, a draw-banfollowers and cushioning.

means,.of a horizontally-disposed draw-bar and follower connection, composed of two'- independent like parts separably movable,

` fitting-1in, saidv central, longitudinal channels of the stop members and having shoulders for operating the rear follower, substantially las specified. d v

2. In a draft rigging, thecombination with a draw-bar, followers, cushioning means and stop members, of horizontallyl disposed #connection members removably ,connecting'the draw-bar' and followers fitting one on' .each sideof the draw-bar and between the same and the stop members, the ldraw-bar and .said connection members `.be-

ingadapted to be longitudinallymoved out of normal position'and separable fromeach other when thusout of normal position, sub'-v stantiallyl'as speciied= 3|, draft. rigging, the vcombination With' aftdi'awfbar, followers, cushioning mea-nsland stop members, of horizontally dispose connection members removably connecting the draw-bar vand followers fity ting-oneon each side of the drawbar-y and Y between the same and the 'stop' members, the

vdraw-bar andsaid co ing yseparable from each vlongitudinally ont of normal position,l and removable means for permitting such slipection members beping into .separable position, substantially as y.20, the constr' uction. is; the same as thatf l r shown'in Figs. 17 and 18g, excepting l.that the.. f.

specified, lll, Inav .draft rigging, the combination thf-.adraw-bar," followers, cushioning `jfnfieans" and stopmembers, of. horizontally dis vose'd" eac.. Side connection members fittingone on S, me a thetstop members, said connection e of the followers, and *movable cks 1interposed between@` said' shoul` ders'andjfol-lower to permit thedraw-bar eratin a'pair of separate drawban connection mem. bers' and-independently movable fitting in other when slipped' ofthezdraw-barand between the ving shoulders at one end for opand connection members to` be" moved forlos,

:nie-ases f said channels, interengaging shoulders on l specified.

said connection members and the draw-bar, means on said connection members adapted to operate the rear follower, a rear follower and movable dogs interposed 'between said rear follower and said means on said connection members for operating the rear fol lower, substantially as specified.

6. The combination with a draw-bar having laterally disposed 'shoulders l5, of a front follower operating against the roer end of the draw-bar, a rear follower cushioning means between the front and rear followers and horizontally disposed separete piece connection members fl having shoulders 5 and extensions 16, and movable dogs interposed between the rear follower and the rear shoulders 5, substantially .as

7. In a draft rigging, in combination: draft sills having stop members secured thereto, said stop members having central longitudinal channels, a draw bar, followers, cushioning means, a drow bar and follower connection composed of two separate parte each arranged to lit within' one of the longitudinal channels of the stop members and veach provided with shoulders at its front and rear ends, and displacable means arranged to be vplaced between the rear shoulders of said parts and the rear follower to render the device operative, seid means being removable from operative position toV thereby enable said parte to be independently moved forwardly to thereby permit the disengagement of the draw Dar from said parts.

8. A draft rigging comprising, in combination: a draw-bar; followers end cushion-- ing means; "a draw-bar and follower con- A'with a draw-bar having vertical shoulders on the sides thereof, of followers, shock absorbing ineens between tile followers, stop members, and a pair of connecting' members each having a shoulder at its iront end arranged to coperate with one of said ver- Jeicel shoulders on the draw bar and a shoulder at itsy reer, arranged to actuate the rear follower,

Witnesses:

H. M, Menon', milie Amerie. 

